Wichita eagle., 1887-09-16
A MUSICAL FETE.
Last Nights Matchless Entertainment 1t u .
Garfield.

| Last Nights Matchless Entertainment NJ r,
Garfield.
! The popular Garfield opera house has
probably never contained more highly
cultured and appreciative audience than the
one assembled there last night. to greet Miss
Efie Cave, the charming prima donna, and
her popular assistants in their rendition of
the program herewith submitted.
the introduction to tine evenings repertoire
was an instrumental solo, ''Sanata,n op
| So C major-Beethoven-by Miss
Judith Graves, in which the
excellent technique and perfect ease of the
performer was displayed. The rendition
was greeted with spirited applause.
Following this Miss Cave appeared upon
| the rostrum and was welcomed with hearty
appreciation by the audience. When the
greeting subsidized Miss Cave gently broke in
to the instrumental prelude, and in superb
manner presented the enchanting soprano
solo, "Ernani Involima,' Verdi In this
rendition Miss Cane had fine opportunity to
| exercise her vocal powers with the very best
effect, and the effort was indeed gratifying
| to her many friends and was perfect sue
cess. Her complete control of voice in all
| the rich modulations, reflections, the
quaver, trill, ETC., showed that she is not
| only rarely gifted, but has by careful train
| ing attained perfection excelled by but few
singers Of note In response to fiattering en-
core Miss Cave reappeared and sang the comic
ballad Surprising"
Next was impersonated q dramatic scene
| from Shakepear, being a quarrel scene be
tween Brutus and Cassius, by Master Claude
Cave and Miss Mary Mccullough, in which
their evolutionary training was shown 10
good advantage.
This was followed by Mr. l.. A. Crawford
in the tenor solo Isl tn Mammals romance,
by Balfe Mr.. Crawford displayed
an excellent tone, volume and range of voice,
though at one or two points it seemed littie
unnatural, perhaps from the severe strain
upon the muscles of the vocal organs. As
an encore response he sang Marguerite with
good effect.
Then came an instrumental novelty con-
sisting of three selections ampanella (a)
List, Kuhreihn (b) Raft, and Wedding
March tc) Mendelssohn- List, rendered with
SURPRISING grace and accuracy by Miss
Judith Graves. This was most entertain
ing feature of the evenings program. The
compositions seem to have been arranged as
much to test the performers powers
of endurance as TO compass the entire
range of notation and information con-
tanned in the gamut. The rendition o.
these difficult compositions seemed to repre-
sent the performer as gathering the volume
Of notes from the forty parts of the thunder
Gus bass to the softest touch of the treble and
binding them with the concord of harmony
into rich boquet of enhancing melody.
Miss Graves bowed her acknowledgment to
raptuous encore.
After this Messrs. Crawford, Cushman,
Hull and Bracken appeared and treated the
audience TO q song-no name-in unique
manner; their voices were well balanced and
blended admirably. The quartette was re-
ceived with marked appreciation.
Miss Cave again appeared and gave her
auditors another treat in soprano solo
Robert LIE Diable"-in a manner surpass-
ing, if possible, her first effort in richness,
range and melody of voice and dramatic eff
feet This brought forth astorm Of applause
and the charming songstress responded in the
pleasing ditty, "Do You"
The evenings entertainment was then con-
Guided by an instrumental rendition by Miss
Graves, similar to the one given earlier,
which enabled that exquisite performer OPP
portunity to display all the points Of excel
lence in the splendid Conover grand piano
that was used during the evening.
Miss Cave also received invaluable assist
ance from Mrs. L. A. Crawford, who presided at
asgaccompanist.and who by her
excellent taste and thorough familiarity
with the instrument and music, greatly
aided the vocalists
The most unmistakable attestation of the
appreciation by the audience OF the efforts
Of those who thus catered to their enjoy
nent was the hearty applause accorded
every effort and by a number of boquets of
rare flowers presented to the ladies'